Clothes rack or hanger



J. ROW AND C. F. SMITH.

CLOTHES RACK 0R HANGER. APPLICATION FILED MR1 24, 1921.

1,396, 92. PatentedNov.8,1921;

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J. ROW- AND 0. F, SMITH. CLOTHES RACK 0R HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR 24', 1921- 1,396,692, I Patented Nov. 8, 1921.

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J. ROW AND C. F. SMIT H. CLOTHES "RACK 0R HANGER. APPLICATION FILEDv1.24. 1921.

1,396,692. v Patented Nov. 8, 1921.

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per 3' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES ROW AND CHARLES FREDERICK SMITH, or HoLBoniv, LONDON, ENGLAND.

CLOTHES BACK OR HANGER.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JAMES Row and CHARLESFREDERICK SMITH, bot-h subjects of the King of Great Britain and Irelandresiding at 54 to 56 Southampton Row, IIolborn, in the administrativecounty of London, England, have invented a new and useful Improvement inClothes Racks or Hangers, (for which I have filed applica tion in GreatBritain, Feb. 18, 1920, application No. 4957/2Q,) of which the followingis a full and complete specification.

This invention relates to clothes racks or hangers for use in wardrobes,trunks and the like and has for its object to facilitate obtainingaccess to the garments. A further object of the invention is to enablethe hanger to be fitted to trunks having loose tra s without interferingwith the use of sum or cutting away any part of same.

The present invention consists of a construction which comprises a baseboard adapted to be fixed in the wardrobe, trunk or the like, a memberadapted to slide on said base board and a hanging bar carried by saidsliding member and adapted to re ceive the suspenders for the garmentssaid sliding member being adapted when drawn out to the full extent ofits travel to be turned through an angle of 90 so as to bring it and thebar which it carries in line with the front or face of the wardrobe,

trunk or the like. The invention also consists in certain details ofconstruction hereinafter more particularly described.

In the accompanying drawings which show some embodiments of thisinvention Figure 1 is a view in plan showing a construction suitable fora wardrobe in its closed up state. I

Fig. 2 is a view in cross section on line 2-2 Fig. 1.

Figs. 3 and 1 are views in elevation and plan respectively showing therack or hanger in its opened out position.

Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 8 are similar views showing a modification whichoccupies less space when closed up which makes it suitable for trunkshaving removable trays, and

Fig. 9 is a view in isometric projection showing the application of thehanger to a trunk.

Throughout the views similar parts are marked with like numerals ofreference.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4. The sliding member 1 which carries thehanging Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 8, 1921.

Serial No. 455,267.

or suspender bar 2 runs in suitably shaped side guides 3 formed on orcarried by a base board 4 which is adapted to be secured to the topof-the wardrobe trunk or the like and carries at or about the center ofits length a vertically arranged pivoting pin 5 which moves in a slot 6in said base board. One of the guides 3 is shorter than the other inorder to allow the sliding member to be turned on said pivotal pin 5after it has been pulled forward to the extreme limit of its travelthereby the suspender bar 2 is brought into a position at right anglesto the base board and therefore parallel to the front or face of thewardrobe trunk or the like and the forward end of the other guide isunder cut to make a projection 7 which engages the one edge of thesliding member 1 when it is in its swung around position. The pivotalpin 5 is provided with a head 8 which may conveniently take the form ofa washer and nut as shown and which engages the upper face of the baseboard and thereby together with the projection 7 supportsthe slidingpiece when it is free of the guides 3. On the base board 41 at or nearthe front edge is a spring stop 9 with which the sliding member 1engages when it is turned into its transverse position which operates toretain the said member in said position.

For usein trunksespecially those fitted with removable trays in whichthe available depth is limited-the sliding member is made in two piecesadapted to slide longitudinally in relation to one another so that saidmember while retaining its overall length when drawn out is considerablyshortened when it is telescoped. Referring to Figs. 5, G, 7 and 8 themain part 11 of the sliding member is mounted to slide in guides 13carried by the base board 14 in the manner hereinbefore described andthe telescopic part 11* which carries the suspender bar 12 is mounted toslide on the main part 11, being guided thereon partly by the sideguides 13 and partly by a side guide 13* carried by the main part 11.The telescopic part 1 is pivoted to the main part 11 by a piece 15 whichis mounted on the telescope part 11* and slides in a slot 16 in the mainpart 11.

In order to provide the part 11* of the sliding member with anadditional support when it is in its drawn out and swung around positionan Lshaped bracket 10 is fixed on the part 11 of the sliding member insuch a position that when said part 11* of said member is swung aroundin relation to the part 11 it will engage said plate 10.

\Ve claim- 1. In a clothes rack the combination of a base board, acarrier member slidable in said base board, a sliding pivoting andsupporting pin operatingbetween said carrier member and said base boardso that on said carrier member being drawnout to the limit of its travelin relation to said base board it can be turned at right angles to saidbase board, a hanging bar carried by and longipin carried by saidcarrier member and adapted to slide in the slot in the base a board, ahead carried by said pin and adapted to engage the back'of the baseboard and a hanging bar carried by said carrier member.

3. A clothes rack comprising a base board, guides mounted on said boardone of greater length than the other, a slot in said board inparallel-relation to said guides, a carrier member adapted to slide insaid guides, a pin carried by said carrier member and adapted to slidein the slot in the base board, a head carried by said pin and adapted toengage the back of the base board, a hanging bar carried by said carriermember, a

support carried by the base board and a support formed by the longer ofthe two guides with both of which the carrier member engages when it isturned at right angles to said base board.

a. A clothes rack comprising a base board, guides mounted on said boardone of greater length than the other, a two part telescopic carriermember the main part of which is adapted to slide in said guides and theother and outer part of which is adapted to slide 011 said main part, apin carried by said outer part of said carrier member and adapted toslide in a slot in the main part of the carrier member, a head carriedby said pin and adapted to engage the back of the said main part ofcarrier member, and a hanging bar carried by said outer part of saidcarrier member.

5. In a clothes rack the combination of a base board, guides mounted onsaid board one of greater length than the other, a telescopic two partcarrier member the main part of which is a carrier adapted to slide insaid guides and the other or outer part of which is adapted to slide onsaid main part, a pin carried by said outer part of said carrier memberand adapted to slide in the slot in the main part of said carriermember, a head carried by said pin adapted to engage the back of themain part of the carrier member, a suspender bar carried by and arrangedin parallel relation to the outer part of said carrier member, and asupport carried by the base board with which the outer part of saidcarrier member engages when it is turned at right angles to said baseboard.

JAMES ROW. CHARLES FREDERICK SMITH.

